ELF3 (TRITD1AV1G230270) — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD1AV1G230270, the durum wheat ELF3 gene on chromosome 1A, encodes an early flowering protein 3 with ELF3-like domain features. The product is associated with diverse molecular activities including receptor tyrosine kinase binding, oxidoreductase activity, histone kinase activity, auxin receptor activity, and red light photoreceptor activity. It is linked to biological processes such as photoperiodic flowering regulation, circadian clock entrainment, thermomorphogenesis, chloroplast-nucleus signaling, and gibberellin-mediated signaling. The gene has been connected to agronomically important traits including drought stress response, photoperiod sensitivity, grain number, flower number, leaf area, vegetative vigor, and spot blotch disease response. It localizes to chromatin, nuclear speck, SCF complex, and plasmodesmatal ER. Studies of related genes in other species link the ELF3 family to circadian regulation, heat tolerance, drought stress resistance, and heading date control.